The Central Methodist men's DMR team of junior Mike Hernandez (Balmorhea, Texas), sophomore Josh Whitener (Imperial, Mo.), sophomore Lucas Manring (Stockton, Mo.) and freshman Edwin Kurgat (Eldoret, Kenya) finished second in its semifinal heat with a time of 10 minutes, 16.34 seconds Thursday night on the first day of competition at the championships. Wayland Baptist posted the fastest time of the semifinal round by winning CMU's heat with a time of 10:06.10. By finishing second in its heat, the CMU relay will be one of the eight teams competing for All-American honors in the finals, which are scheduled for 3:50 p.m. Saturday.

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